Agilfrid
Agilfrid | |
|---|---|
| See | Diocese of Liège |
| In office | 769 - 13 December 787 |
| Predecessor | Fulcaire |
| Successor | Gerbald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8th century |
| Died | 13 December 787 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Agilfrid[a] (died 13 December 787) was a Roman Catholic bishop, who was an associate of Charlemagne and served as the Bishop of Liège from 769 until his death in 787.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Agilfrid was born in the early 8th century into a noble Frankish family, and has been said to be a relative of Charlemagne.[1] Due to no clarification of how Agilfrid was related to him, historians suggest that he was related through one of his wives.[2] Agilfrid served as an abbot of Saint-Amand Abbey and Saint Bavo's Abbey prior to his ascension to bishop,[3] and is assumed to have retained the title of abbot during his episcopate.[4] Sometime in 754, Agilfrid, while returning from Rome, acquired and brought the relics of Pharaildis and Bavo of Ghent from Lotharingia to Saint Bavo's Abbey,[5] where they remain present to this day.[6]
Agilfrid was said to be well respected at the courtyard of Charlemagne,[7] who granted him several franchises and considerable assets in favor of his church,[4] and appointed Agilfrid as Bishop of Liège in 769,[b] replacing the previously deceased Fulcaire.[8] Charlemagne also visited the Diocese of Liège on multiple occasions, celebrating Easter.[9] According to the Annales Laubacenses, in 774, Agilfrid was entrusted by Charlemagne to handle the detention of Desiderius and his wife Ansa.[10]
It has recently been suggested,[11] that Agilfrid sanctified the first church in Osnabrück sometime from 783 to 787,[12] which was a wooden church and served as the seat for the Diocese of Osnabrück at the time of establishment.[13]
Agilfrid died on 13 December 787 and was succeeded by Gerbald.[8]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alternatively spelled Agelfredus, Egelfredus or Eilfried.
- ^ Other sources date the appointment as bishop to 765, and 768, but these are in contradiction with historical sources.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ van den Steen de Jehay 1880, p. 55.
- ^ Dewez 1822.
- ^ PRGR.
- ^ a b de Ram 1866.
- ^ Normand 1841.
- ^ Stadler & Heim 1875, p. 880–881.
- ^ NDB 1953.
- ^ a b PEIN.
- ^ Dewez 1822, p. 11; PEIN.
- ^ Waitz 1881, p. 229.
- ^ Brandi, Bresslau & Tangl 1909, p. 285.
- ^ Hoogeweg 1908, p. 103.
- ^ Hettner & Hansen 1882, p. 158.
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